Mauricio Galarce is a 2008 graduate of Florida State University (B.A., Political Science, International Affairs). While studying at FSU, Galarce re-organized its sailing club into a competitive ICSA team, which he served as Race Team Captain. After graduation, Galarce returned to his hometown of Miami, Fl. finding employment with Sail Laser, L.L.C. where he ultimately advanced to the position of Center manager. Throughout those years, Galarce contested various Snipe, Etchells and J24 championships, and actively campaigned the 49er.
In 2012, Galarce assumed the position of Head Green Fleet coach at the Coral Reef Yacht Club (CRYC). Emphasizing learning and dedication, and using a competitive curriculum, his early coaching efforts immediately bore fruit. During his tenure, CRYC’s Green Fleet program won the Green Fleet Division of both the 2013 and 2014 National Championships, and placed podium finishers at the 2013 and 2014 Orange Bowl Green Fleet Regattas.
In 2015, Galarce began coaching CRYC’s Championship Fleet program, where his success continued ultimately winning the 2016 U.S. National Championship.
After seeing-through the success of a historic, home-grown generation of Optimist talent, Galarce started coaching at the Key Biscayne Yacht Club (KBYC) in Fall 2016. While coaching at KBYC, Galarce spearheaded the Optimist Championship Fleet practices implementing his brand of training.
Galarce has worked extensively with the United States National Team and was selected to coach the February 2017, March 2018 and May 2019 USNT practices, the 2018 Volvo Gill British National Championship, the 2019 Lake Garda Optimist Meeting and the 2019 Volvo Gill British National Championship. From 2019 – 2020 Galarce served as the SouthEast Region Coordinator for the United States Optimist Development Program (ODP2).
In the Summer of 2019, Galarce joined the LYC coaching staff as the Bronze Fleet coach developing sailors from Green Fleet into Championship Fleet.
Coach Galarce earned his USCG Master Captain credentials in 2022.
Galarce continues to pursue his passion for the sport, employing his unique motivational methodology, and a commitment to constant, high-level improvement in the tradecraft of both sailing and coaching, to raise future cohorts of champion sailors. Galarce is excited to take on the new role of Green Fleet Head Coach to train emerging sailors transitioning from summer camp to the Green Fleet race course.